Fatma Belkıs

Artist

1985, Antalya, Turkey
Lives and works in Istanbul

Encompassing photography, video, print and installations, Fatma Belkıs’ work offers new perspectives on the connections between humans and non-humans, recent history and geological time, and politics and the natural environment.

Biography

Encompassing photography, video, print and installations, Fatma Belkıs’ work offers new perspectives on the connections between humans and non-humans, recent history and geological time, and politics and the natural environment. Reflecting her membership in the artist collective KABA HAT, her work often focuses on issues related to solidarity, community and the commercial and bureaucratic limitations constraining contemporary life.

Belkıs received a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in visual arts and visual communication design from the Sabancı University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Istanbul and is pursuing doctoral studies at the European Graduate School, Saas-Fee, Switzerland.

Born in 1985 in Antalya, Turkey, Belkıs currently lives and works in Istanbul.